diff --git a/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/MCUbase.dpdef b/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/MCUbase.dpdef
index ea43252108cebd3eed0c46a555e2771e4a0e3268..78b38cc00ef578649bd45798557a3d37fe47e025 100644
--- a/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/MCUbase.dpdef
+++ b/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/MCUbase.dpdef
@@ -1,181 +1,181 @@
-# MainCU specific PVSS Database types
-
-# DpType
-TypeName
-Navigator.Navigator	1#1
-	TabViews	1#2
-	alarms	1#3
-		time	10#4
-		message	9#5
-		datapoint	9#6
-		state	5#7
-		status	9#8
-		dpResetList	9#9
-		dpResetStates	5#10
-		dpResetMsgs	9#11
-		rereadAlarms	23#12
-
-TypeName
-NavigatorInstance.NavigatorInstance	1#1
-	fw_viewBox	1#2
-		event	25#3
-		action	25#4
-		selection	9#5
-	fw_viewSelection	1#6
-		event	25#7
-		action	25#18
-		selection	9#49
-	fw_topDetailSelection	1#10
-		event	25#11
-		action	25#12
-		selection	9#13
-	fw_bottomDetailSelection	1#14
-		event	25#15
-		action	25#16
-		selection	9#17
-	fw_locator	1#18
-		event	25#19
-		action	25#20
-		selection	9#21
-	fw_progressBar	1#22
-		event	25#23
-		action	25#24
-		selection	9#25
-	fw_headLines	1#26
-		event	25#27
-		action	25#28
-		selection	9#29
-	fw_alerts	1#30
-		event	25#31
-		action	25#32
-		selection	9#33
-	fw_fastJumper	1#34
-		event	25#35
-		action	25#36
-		selection	9#37
-	navigator	1#38
-		event	25#39
-		selection	25#40
-		initiator	25#41
-	user	25#42
-	hardwareList	9#43
-	trigger	23#44
-	objectTrigger	23#45
-	processesList	9#46
-	updateTrigger	1#47
-		objectName	25#48
-		paramList	9#49
-	observationsList	9#50
-	logger	1#51
-		logLevel	21#52
-		logScope	9#53
-		searchString	9#54
-	alarmsTrigger	23#55
-
-TypeName
-NavPanelConfig.NavPanelConfig	1#1
-	LOFAR_Hardware	9#2
-	LOFAR_Processes	9#3
-	LOFAR_Observations	9#4
-	StnLOFAR_Hardware	9#5
-	StnPIC_Hardware	9#6
-	Cabinet_Hardware	9#7
-	SubRack_Hardware	9#8
-	TBBoard_Hardware	9#9
-	RSPBoard_Hardware	9#10
-	RCU_Hardware	9#11
-	Ring_Hardware	9#12
-	StnLOFAR_Processes	9#13
-	CTStartDaemon_Processes	9#14
-	KVLogger_Processes	9#15
-	LogProcessor_Processes	9#16
-	ServiceBroker_Processes	9#17
-	MACScheduler_Processes	9#18
-	SoftwareMonitor_Processes	9#19
-	HardwareMonitor_Processes	9#20
-	DigBoardCtrl_Processes	9#21
-	StationCtrl_Processes	9#22
-	TemperatureMonitor_Processes	9#23
-	BeamCtrl_Processes	9#24
-	CalCtrl_Processes	9#25
-	TBBCtrl_Processes	9#26
-	AMCServer_Processes	9#27
-	ObsCtrl_Processes	9#28
-	SASGateway_Processes	9#29
-	Correlator_Processes	9#30
-	StorageAppl_Processes	9#31
-	RSPDriver_Processes	9#32
-	TBBDriver_Processes	9#33
-	CalServer_Processes	9#34
-	BeamServer_Processes	9#35
-	MACInfoServer_Processes	9#36
-	Observation_Observations	9#37
-
-TypeName
-GCFWatchDog.GCFWatchDog	1#1
-	systemID	5#2
-	online	7#3
-	lastUptime	10#4
-	lastDowntime	10#5
-	name	9#6
-
-
-# create mps for NavPanelConfig and NavigatorInstance
-# Datapoint/DpId 
-DpName	TypeName	ID
-_mp_NavPanelConfig	NavPanelConfig	536
-_dt_NavPanelConfig	_DynamicDatapoints	537
-_mp_NavigatorInstance	NavigatorInstance	2963
-_dt_NavigatorInstance	_DynamicDatapoints	2964
-
-# Create missing CtrlDbg internals, navigator, navPanelConfig and watchdog DP
-# Datapoint/DpId
-DpName	TypeName	ID
-_CtrlDebug_CTRL_5	_CtrlDebug	0
-_CtrlDebug_CTRL_6	_CtrlDebug	0
-_CtrlDebug_CTRL_7	_CtrlDebug	0
-__navigator	Navigator	0
-__gcf_cwd	GCFWatchDog	0
-root	NavPanelConfig	0
-
-
-#Fill some defaults
-# DpValue
-ElementName	TypeName	_original.._value	_original.._status
-__navigator.TabViews	Navigator	"Hardware", "Observations", "Processes", "Reports", "Alerts"	0x101
-root.LOFAR_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/LOFAR_Remote.pnl"	0x101
-root.LOFAR_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/MainCU_Processes.pnl"	0x101
-root.LOFAR_Observations	NavPanelConfig	"Observations/Observations.pnl"	0x101
-root.StnLOFAR_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station.pnl"	0x101
-root.StnPIC_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_Cabinet.pnl"	0x101
-root.Cabinet_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_Cabinet_detailed.pnl"	0x101
-root.SubRack_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_Subrack.pnl"	0x101
-root.TBBoard_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_TBBoard.pnl"	0x101
-root.RSPBoard_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_RSPBoard.pnl"	0x101
-root.RCU_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_RCU.pnl"	0x101
-root.Ring_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/LOFAR_Core.pnl"	0x101
-root.StnLOFAR_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/Station_Processes.pnl"	0x101
-root.CTStartDaemon_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/CTStartDaemon.pnl"	0x101
-root.KVLogger_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/KVLogger.pnl"	0x101
-root.LogProcessor_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/LogProcessor.pnl"	0x101
-root.ServiceBroker_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/ServiceBroker.pnl"	0x101
-root.MACScheduler_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/MACScheduler.pnl"	0x101
-root.SoftwareMonitor_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/SoftwareMonitor.pnl"	0x101
-root.HardwareMonitor_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/HardwareMonitor.pnl"	0x101
-root.DigBoardCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/DigBoardCtrl.pnl"	0x101
-root.StationCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/StationCtrl.pnl"	0x101
-root.TemperatureMonitor_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/TemperatureMonitor.pnl"	0x101
-root.BeamCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/BeamCtrl.pnl"	0x101
-root.CalCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/CalCtrl.pnl"	0x101
-root.TBBCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/TBBCtrl.pnl"	0x101
-root.AMCServer_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/AMCServer.pnl"	0x101
-root.ObsCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/ObsCtrl.pnl"	0x101
-root.SASGateway_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/SASGateway.pnl"	0x101
-root.Correlator_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/Correlator.pnl"	0x101
-root.StorageAppl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/StorageAppl.pnl"	0x101
-root.RSPDriver_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/RSPDriver.pnl"	0x101
-root.TBBDriver_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/TBBDriver.pnl"	0x101
-root.CalServer_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/CalServer.pnl"	0x101
-root.BeamServer_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/BeamServer.pnl"	0x101
-root.MACInfoServer_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/MACInfoServer.pnl"	0x101
-root.Observation_Observations	NavPanelConfig	"Observations/Observation_overview.pnl"	0x101
+# MainCU specific PVSS Database types
+
+# DpType
+TypeName
+Navigator.Navigator	1#1
+	TabViews	1#2
+	alarms	1#3
+		time	10#4
+		message	9#5
+		datapoint	9#6
+		state	5#7
+		status	9#8
+		dpResetList	9#9
+		dpResetStates	5#10
+		dpResetMsgs	9#11
+		rereadAlarms	23#12
+
+TypeName
+NavigatorInstance.NavigatorInstance	1#1
+	fw_viewBox	1#2
+		event	25#3
+		action	25#4
+		selection	9#5
+	fw_viewSelection	1#6
+		event	25#7
+		action	25#18
+		selection	9#49
+	fw_topDetailSelection	1#10
+		event	25#11
+		action	25#12
+		selection	9#13
+	fw_bottomDetailSelection	1#14
+		event	25#15
+		action	25#16
+		selection	9#17
+	fw_locator	1#18
+		event	25#19
+		action	25#20
+		selection	9#21
+	fw_progressBar	1#22
+		event	25#23
+		action	25#24
+		selection	9#25
+	fw_headLines	1#26
+		event	25#27
+		action	25#28
+		selection	9#29
+	fw_alerts	1#30
+		event	25#31
+		action	25#32
+		selection	9#33
+	fw_fastJumper	1#34
+		event	25#35
+		action	25#36
+		selection	9#37
+	navigator	1#38
+		event	25#39
+		selection	25#40
+		initiator	25#41
+	user	25#42
+	hardwareList	9#43
+	trigger	23#44
+	objectTrigger	23#45
+	processesList	9#46
+	updateTrigger	1#47
+		objectName	25#48
+		paramList	9#49
+	observationsList	9#50
+	logger	1#51
+		logLevel	21#52
+		logScope	9#53
+		searchString	9#54
+	alarmsTrigger	23#55
+
+TypeName
+NavPanelConfig.NavPanelConfig	1#1
+	LOFAR_Hardware	9#2
+	LOFAR_Processes	9#3
+	LOFAR_Observations	9#4
+	StnLOFAR_Hardware	9#5
+	StnPIC_Hardware	9#6
+	Cabinet_Hardware	9#7
+	SubRack_Hardware	9#8
+	TBBoard_Hardware	9#9
+	RSPBoard_Hardware	9#10
+	RCU_Hardware	9#11
+	Ring_Hardware	9#12
+	StnLOFAR_Processes	9#13
+	CTStartDaemon_Processes	9#14
+	KVLogger_Processes	9#15
+	LogProcessor_Processes	9#16
+	ServiceBroker_Processes	9#17
+	MACScheduler_Processes	9#18
+	SoftwareMonitor_Processes	9#19
+	HardwareMonitor_Processes	9#20
+	DigBoardCtrl_Processes	9#21
+	StationCtrl_Processes	9#22
+	TemperatureMonitor_Processes	9#23
+	BeamCtrl_Processes	9#24
+	CalCtrl_Processes	9#25
+	TBBCtrl_Processes	9#26
+	AMCServer_Processes	9#27
+	ObsCtrl_Processes	9#28
+	SASGateway_Processes	9#29
+	Correlator_Processes	9#30
+	StorageAppl_Processes	9#31
+	RSPDriver_Processes	9#32
+	TBBDriver_Processes	9#33
+	CalServer_Processes	9#34
+	BeamServer_Processes	9#35
+	MACInfoServer_Processes	9#36
+	Observation_Observations	9#37
+
+TypeName
+GCFWatchDog.GCFWatchDog	1#1
+	systemID	5#2
+	online	7#3
+	lastUptime	10#4
+	lastDowntime	10#5
+	name	9#6
+
+
+# create mps for NavPanelConfig and NavigatorInstance
+# Datapoint/DpId 
+DpName	TypeName	ID
+_mp_NavPanelConfig	NavPanelConfig	536
+_dt_NavPanelConfig	_DynamicDatapoints	537
+_mp_NavigatorInstance	NavigatorInstance	2963
+_dt_NavigatorInstance	_DynamicDatapoints	2964
+
+# Create missing CtrlDbg internals, navigator, navPanelConfig and watchdog DP
+# Datapoint/DpId
+DpName	TypeName	ID
+_CtrlDebug_CTRL_5	_CtrlDebug	0
+_CtrlDebug_CTRL_6	_CtrlDebug	0
+_CtrlDebug_CTRL_7	_CtrlDebug	0
+__navigator	Navigator	0
+__gcf_cwd	GCFWatchDog	0
+root	NavPanelConfig	0
+
+
+#Fill some defaults
+# DpValue
+ElementName	TypeName	_original.._value	_original.._status
+__navigator.TabViews	Navigator	"Hardware", "Observations", "Processes", "Reports", "Alerts"	0x101
+root.LOFAR_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/LOFAR_Remote.pnl"	0x101
+root.LOFAR_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/MainCU_Processes.pnl"	0x101
+root.LOFAR_Observations	NavPanelConfig	"Observations/Observations.pnl"	0x101
+root.StnLOFAR_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station.pnl"	0x101
+root.StnPIC_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_Cabinet.pnl"	0x101
+root.Cabinet_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_Cabinet_detailed.pnl"	0x101
+root.SubRack_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_Subrack.pnl"	0x101
+root.TBBoard_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_TBBoard.pnl"	0x101
+root.RSPBoard_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_RSPBoard.pnl"	0x101
+root.RCU_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/Station_RCU.pnl"	0x101
+root.Ring_Hardware	NavPanelConfig	"Hardware/LOFAR_Core.pnl"	0x101
+root.StnLOFAR_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/Station_Processes.pnl"	0x101
+root.CTStartDaemon_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/CTStartDaemon.pnl"	0x101
+root.KVLogger_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/KVLogger.pnl"	0x101
+root.LogProcessor_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/LogProcessor.pnl"	0x101
+root.ServiceBroker_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/ServiceBroker.pnl"	0x101
+root.MACScheduler_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/MACScheduler.pnl"	0x101
+root.SoftwareMonitor_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/SoftwareMonitor.pnl"	0x101
+root.HardwareMonitor_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/HardwareMonitor.pnl"	0x101
+root.DigBoardCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/DigBoardCtrl.pnl"	0x101
+root.StationCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/StationCtrl.pnl"	0x101
+root.TemperatureMonitor_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/TemperatureMonitor.pnl"	0x101
+root.BeamCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/BeamCtrl.pnl"	0x101
+root.CalCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/CalCtrl.pnl"	0x101
+root.TBBCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/TBBCtrl.pnl"	0x101
+root.AMCServer_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/AMCServer.pnl"	0x101
+root.ObsCtrl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/ObsCtrl.pnl"	0x101
+root.SASGateway_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/SASGateway.pnl"	0x101
+root.Correlator_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/Correlator.pnl"	0x101
+root.StorageAppl_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/StorageAppl.pnl"	0x101
+root.RSPDriver_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/RSPDriver.pnl"	0x101
+root.TBBDriver_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/TBBDriver.pnl"	0x101
+root.CalServer_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/CalServer.pnl"	0x101
+root.BeamServer_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/BeamServer.pnl"	0x101
+root.MACInfoServer_Processes	NavPanelConfig	"Processes/MACInfoServer.pnl"	0x101
+root.Observation_Observations	NavPanelConfig	"Observations/Observation_overview.pnl"	0x101
diff --git a/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/Stationbase.dpdef b/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/Stationbase.dpdef
index bcf8e925e7123fb4d214dd7e02c5eeca7f975640..62278b543db3afdbb7bb0befb37055fa7f01fc4c 100644
--- a/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/Stationbase.dpdef
+++ b/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/Stationbase.dpdef
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-# Station PVSS Database types
-
-# DpType
-TypeName
-RemoteStation.RemoteStation	1#1
-	stationID	21#2
-	N_RSPBoards	21#3
-	N_TBBoards	21#4
-	N_LBAS	21#5
-	N_HBAS	21#6
-	HBA_Split	23#7
-	wide_LBAS	23#8
-	HBA	1#9
-		centerOL	22#10
-		centerNB	22#11
-		centerH	22#12
-	LBA	1#13
-		centerOL	22#14
-		centerNB	22#15
-		centerH	22#16
-
-# Create missing CtrlDbg internals and DP for remoteStation
-# Datapoint/DpId
-DpName	TypeName	ID
-_CtrlDebug_CTRL_5	_CtrlDebug	0
-_CtrlDebug_CTRL_6	_CtrlDebug	0
-remoteStation	RemoteStation	0
-
+# Station PVSS Database types
+
+# DpType
+TypeName
+RemoteStation.RemoteStation	1#1
+	stationID	21#2
+	N_RSPBoards	21#3
+	N_TBBoards	21#4
+	N_LBAS	21#5
+	N_HBAS	21#6
+	HBA_Split	23#7
+	wide_LBAS	23#8
+	HBA	1#9
+		centerOL	22#10
+		centerNB	22#11
+		centerH	22#12
+	LBA	1#13
+		centerOL	22#14
+		centerNB	22#15
+		centerH	22#16
+
+# Create missing CtrlDbg internals and DP for remoteStation
+# Datapoint/DpId
+DpName	TypeName	ID
+_CtrlDebug_CTRL_5	_CtrlDebug	0
+_CtrlDebug_CTRL_6	_CtrlDebug	0
+remoteStation	RemoteStation	0
+
diff --git a/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/create_db_files b/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/create_db_files
index 60d634aa814b2e8973deba758e7ac730773a1db1..5a563c0460054bf170567ca1121889db828eee4b 100755
--- a/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/create_db_files
+++ b/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/create_db_files
@@ -494,15 +494,19 @@ create_dpt_file()
 		# create PVSStypes
 		echo "TypeName"
 		echo "${dpt}.${dpt}	1#1"
-		echo "	status	41#2:ObjectStatus"
-		let count=3
+		let count=2
+		# DPs in the LOFAR tree need an ObjectStatus element
+		if [ "LOFAR${dp#LOFAR}" == "${dp}" ];then
+			echo "	status	41#2:ObjectStatus"
+			let count=count+1
+		fi
 		echo $dp | grep 'SW_' 2>&1 1>/dev/null
 		if [ $? = 0 ]; then
 			if [ ! -f ${dpt}.dpdef ]; then
 				echo "No definition file for ${dpt}" >> ${ERRORFILE}
 			fi
 			echo "	process	41#3:ProcessStatus"
-			let count=4
+			let count=count+1
 		fi
 
 		if [ -f ${dpt}.dpdef ]; then
@@ -632,11 +636,13 @@ create_dp_file()
 		fi
 		prevdpt=${dpt}
 
-		# Create MasterDataPoint
-		echo "DpName	TypeName	ID"
-		echo "_mp_${dpt}	${dpt}	0"
-		echo "_dt_${dpt}	_DynamicDatapoints	0"
-		echo ""
+		# Create MasterDataPoint for LOFAR tree elements
+		if [ "LOFAR${dp#LOFAR}" == "${dp}" ];then
+			echo "DpName	TypeName	ID"
+			echo "_mp_${dpt}	${dpt}	0"
+			echo "_dt_${dpt}	_DynamicDatapoints	0"
+			echo ""
+		fi
 
 		# if software then create an hourarchive for the logMsg in the MasterDataPoint
 		echo $dp | grep 'SW_' 2>&1 1>/dev/null
@@ -780,7 +786,7 @@ shift				# remove '--'
 
 
 # define the input files
-STATIONINFOFILE=../StaticMetaData/StationInfo
+STATIONINFOFILE=../StaticMetaData/StationInfo.dat
 COMPONENT_FILE=PVSSbase.dpdef
 CLUSTERFILE=Clusters.list
 RINGFILE=Rings.list